If you are thinking of moving to Ripple or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Ripple to figures for Worcestershire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Ripple is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Ripple Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics

Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner. Ripple has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade

Malvern Hills

Worcestershire

England

AB

30.16%

24.20%

22.96%

C1

28.40%

29.81%

30.92%

C2

22.19%

22.60%

20.64%

DE

19.25%

23.39%

25.49%

Ripple Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Ripple are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Ripple has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does not have a significant immigrant population.

Country

Malvern Hills

Worcestershire

England

United Kingdom

95%

94.2%

86.2%

Rebublic of Ireland

0.4%

0.5%

0.7%

Other EU Countries

1.7%

2.4%

3.7%

Outside the EU

2.9%

2.9%

9.4%

Ripple Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Ripple and are from the UK Census of 2011. Ripple has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average. Ripple also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Ripple are better educated than the average England citizen.

Qualification

Malvern Hills

Worcestershire

England

No Qualifications

20.3%

23%

22.5%

Level 1

11.2%

13.3%

13.3%

Level 2

15.5%

15.8%

15.2%

Apprenticeship

3.8%

3.9%

3.6%

Level 3

11.4%

12.1%

12.4%

Level 4

33.9%

27.2%

27.4%

Other

3.9%

4.6%

5.7%

Ripple Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure

Malvern Hills

Worcestershire

England

Owned

42.5%

35.9%

30.6%

Mortgage

29.4%

35%

32.8%

Shared

0.8%

0.7%

0.8%

Social Rented (Council)

1.7%

5.6%

9.4%

Social Rented (Housing Assoc)

12.4%

9.2%

8.3%

Private Rented

10.4%

11.3%

15.4%

Other

1.2%

1.1%

1.4%

Rent Free

1.7%

1.2%

1.3%

Ripple General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Ripple. The percentage of residents in Ripple rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Ripple rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Ripple is generally worse than in the average person in England.

Health

Malvern Hills

Worcestershire

England

Very Good

45.57%

46.47%

47.17%

Good

35.07%

34.87%

34.22%

Fair

14.06%

13.50%

13.12%

Bad

3.94%

3.99%

4.25%

Very Bad

1.36%

1.16%

1.25%

Ripple Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Ripple come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They are the last published indiciator of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment firgures as a percentage and has no further plans to do so. That being said, these census statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area. The rate of unemployment in Ripple is both lower than the average for Worcestershire and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Ripple than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit

Malvern Hills

Worcestershire

England

Jobseekers Allowance (only)

1.8%

2.5%

3.3%

Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)

1.9%

1.9%

2.4%

Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)

10.5%

11.5%

13.5%

Ripple Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Ripple as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Ripple is also older than the Worcestershire average, making Ripple a older persons location.

Age

Malvern Hills

Worcestershire

England

Age 0 to 4

4.4%

5.5%

6.3%

Age 5 to 9

4.9%

5.3%

5.6%

Age 10 to14

6%

5.7%

5.8%

Age 15 to 17

4.3%

3.7%

3.7%

Age 18 to 24

6.3%

7.8%

9.4%

Age 25 to 29

3.9%

5.5%

6.9%

Age 30 to 44

16%

19.2%

20.6%

Age 45 to 59

21.8%

20.8%

19.4%

Age 60 to 64

8.2%

7.2%

6%

Age 65 to 74

12.4%

10.4%

8.6%

Age 75 to 84

8%

6.3%

5.5%

Age 85 and over

3.6%

2.6%

2.3%

Mean Age

44.9

41.8

39.3

Median Age

47

43

39

Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.